医学考博英语长难句解析(六)

1.名词性从句，包括主语从句、宾语从句、表语从句和同位语从句;

2.形容词性从句，即我们平常所说的定语从句;

3.状语从句，在句子中通常是时间地点方式的状语。

长难句解析

16. The current passion for making children compete against their classmates or against the clock produces a two-layer system, in which competitive A-types seem in some way better than their B type fellows.

【词汇】

compete against: 与......竞争

in some way: 在某些方面

fellow: n. 同伴;(大学的)研究员

【句式分析】

①句子主干：The current passion for...produces a two-layer system;?

②动名词作介词宾语：making children compete against their classmates or against the clock produces a two-layer system;

③非限定性定语从句：..., in which competitive A-types seem in some way better than their B type fellows.

【翻译】

现在这种让孩子们和其同学或时间竞争的热情导致了一个双层结构，在这个结构里面善于竞争的 A 类好像在某个方面要比他们 B 类的同辈更胜一筹。

17 While talking to you, your could-be employer is deciding whether your

education, your experience, other qualifications will pay him to employ you

your "wares" abilities must be displayed in an orderly reasonably

connected manner.

【词汇】

qualification: n. 资格，授权;条件，限制

ware: n. 商品;制品;作…用的器皿

display: vt. 展示;陈列;伸展;炫耀

orderly: adv. 依次地，顺序地;有规则地;有条理地

【句式分析】

①句子的主干：your could-be employer is deciding;

②现在分词作时间状语：While talking to you，这是省略形式，补充完整后是While your could-be employer is talking to you;

③whether 引导的并列宾语从句：whether your education, your experience, other qualifications will pay him to employ you your “wares” abilities must be displayed in an orderly reasonably connected manner.

【翻译】

在跟你谈话的时候，可能成为你的雇主的人就一直在衡量你的教育、经验和其他资格是不是值得他雇用你，而你的"商品"和能力一定要以一种有条不紊而且合情合理的相互关联的方式被展示出来。

18. The Corporation will survive as a publicly funded broadcasting organization, at least for the time being, but its role, its size its programs are now the subject of a nation wide debate in Britain.

【词汇】

fund: vt. 为......提供资金，投资

broadcast: vt. 广播，使广为人知;vi. 播放节目;传播

for the time being: 暂时，眼下

【句式分析】

①句子的主干：该句是由 but 连接的两个转折关系的分句：前半句为 The corporation willsurvive;后半句的主干可以表达为 A are the subject of B。

②时间状语：at least for the time being

【翻译】

英国广播公司将作为一个公共基金支持的广播组织存在下来，至少目前会这样，但是它的角色、它的规模和它的节目现在在英国成了全国上下的讨论话题。